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Filiform antennae Harpactorinae,Hemiptera,Reduviidae,arthropoda,assassin bug,bugs,heteroptera Click/tap to enlarge

Filiform antennae

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  1. View RMFelix's profile
    RMFelix
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    Sorry, I cannot provide a better ID than Hemiptera, probably a Long Assassin Bug (Reduviidae) judging by the shape of their "elongated head with a distinct narrowed 'neck', long legs, and prominent, segmented, tubular rostrum". Nice shot! Cheers

    Pudding4brainsPudding4brains, please have a look*     Posted 8 years ago, modified 8 years ago
    1. View Pudding4brains's profile
      Pudding4brains
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      Yes, RMFelix is right of course : These are Assassin Bugs, family Reduviidae. It is not the best view/angle for ID but I would have these down for Harpactorinae, Harpactorini and then some genus close to Endochus or Euagoras (but there are more genera with comparable habitus, such as maybe Alcmena ?!). Theoretically I can't even quite rule out the tribe Raphidosomini completely as I can't see all diagnostic details and I don't know specimen from that tribe at all.
      There are various checklists of Indian Reduviidae around, so you may want to check with the authors of these if they have any ideas...
      Strictly, I shouldn't go further than Reduviidae, Harpactorinae as I just don't know the Indian fauna.

      Biswas & Mitra (no date?! - presumably 2011):
      http://indiabiodiversity.org/biodiv/content/documents/document-b48d974d-6fea-49ca-a249-08f78cc49110/602.pdf

      Ambrose (2006) with various PDF versions:
      http://www.zoosprint.org/zooprintjournal/2006/september/2388-2406.pdf
      or
      https://www.academia.edu/8247201/222._A_checklist_of_Indian_Assassin_Bugs_Insecta_Hemiptera_Reduviidae_with_taxonomic_status_distribution_and_diagnostic_morphological_characteristics
      or
      http://www.zoosprint.org/ZooPrintJournal/2006/September/2406sup.pdf       Posted 8 years ago, modified 8 years ago
    2. View sureshachar's profile
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      Thank you ... Posted 8 years ago

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  • NIKON D750
  • f/11.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO400
  • 105mm